Inheritance and Contact in the Development of Lateral Obstruents in Nguni Languages (S40)

This study investigates the development of the lateral fricatives and affricates, to which we jointly refer as ‘lateral obstruents’, in Nguni (S40) languages of Southern Africa. These lateral obstruents, which include /ɬ, ⁿɬ, ɮ, ⁿɮ, k͡ʟ̝̊/, are rare in the Bantu language family, and are not reconstr...

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Main Authors: Nina van der Vlugt, Hilde Gunnink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Languages
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2226-471X/10/5/90
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